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By Douglas Clark Who are you? The character Kosh on the sci fi television
series Babylon Five would ask that of a few of the main characters, especially
during times of self-doubt or pending change. We could ask ourselves the same
question. Who are we? As individuals, as a society, as a species, we are all in
a constant state of flux. Recently an article was published about the relationship of
Neanderthal and Human DNA. A small yet distinctive amount of DNA from
Neanderthals is present in many of the humans alive today, despite geographic,
social, ethnic, or political ties. Neanderthals are a species of Homo Sapiens
that is considered to be an cousin to modern day people. They had
similar intelligence, physical make up, abilities and skills. Having died out,
they exist now only in our genetic code. But what does that say about us? As a
species that wars, fights and hates against itself, we are the sole remnant of
a species now vanished from this world. My mind swirls with the idea th…